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Manual K2724 (-B), K2724S, K272U (-B), K2726 (-B) Multi function Keyboard Magnetic Stripe Card Reader/ Bar Code Slot Reader & built-in Bar Code Decoder for IBM or compatible computers Date: March 2001 V ersion: 2.9 V2[...]
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Preface General Advice Improp er handling, storage, external influences and /or further processing can lead to disturbances and defects during use. This is also especially valid if trained personnel do not perform repairs and maintenance work. We reserve the right to make any technical alterations to in accordance with technological advancements. I[...]
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Contents 1. Overview Page 1 1.1. Ports and Input Device 2 1.2. Decoding Capability 2 1.2.1. Bar Code 2 1.2.2. Magnetic Stripe 3 1.3. Scanning Mode 3 1.4. Setup 4 2. Understanding the Operation Parameters 4 2.1. Intercharacter Delay 4 2.2. Function Code 5 2.3. Caps - Lock 5 2.4. A lt Key Mode 5 2.5. Code ID 5 2.6. Scanning Mode 6 2.7. Track 1 Output[...]
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T ypical Applications * Point-of-sale system * Banking, financial, and insurance data input * ID entry and security * Industrial control and automated process applications * Inventory control * Shipping and receiving product identification English Language Keyboard Caps Lock Scroll Lock Good Read Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Insert Ho[...]
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1.1 Ports and Input Device The keyboard has two input ports to accept a variety of input devices: A port with DB-9 squeeze release type connector at the upper-right hand side of the keyboard supports barcode scanner input. W and, CCD, or Laser scanners are supported. An open slot at the upper-left corner of the keyboard can support a standard dual [...]
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* China Postal Code (Toshiba Code). * Codabar. * UCC/EAN128 * Code 32 (Italian pharmacy). * Code 93. * Code 128. * Label Code IV and V * Delta Distance Code. 1.2.2. Magnetic Stripe: * Track 1 – IATA. * Track 2 – ABA. * T rack 3 – THRIFT. 1.3. Scanning Mode : The keyboard provides seven scanning modes for CCD/Laser scanners: * Trigger Mode: De[...]
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1.4. Setup There are several ways to configure the Keyboard to fit the user’s requirements: * Keyboard: (Setup Magnetic Stripe Reader) Setup via any text editor, such as Notepad or W ordPad under Microsoft Windows environment. Keyboard setup provides and interactive way to set up the keyboard’s magnetic stripe reader through screen prompting. *[...]
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2.2. Function Code The keyboard can emulate special keys, such as function k eys and cursor keys, by scanning pre - defined bar code labels - which can be found in Appendix A. Print these bar code labels by printing their corresponding Code 39 characters (in brackets). 2.3. Caps - Lock This parameter will set the Caps - Lock state of t he keyboard [...]
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Code 39 M Codabar N Code 93 L Code 128 K UCC/EAN128 ]C1 MSI O Code 32 T Delta Code D Pressey Code P Label Code I V , V B China Postal Code C Track I None Track II None Track I II None 2.6. Scanning Mode For CCD or Laser scanners, the keyboard provides the following seven scanning modes: * Trigger Mode: When the trigger is pressed, the keyboard will[...]
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multiple labels, and the scanner will continue to read until the trigger is released. This is useful to users that prefer multiple inputs during scanning. * One Press, One Scan: With this feature enabled, pressing the scanner’s trigger causes the scanner to remain on until a successful input. This is useful because once the trigger is pressed, th[...]
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Program the Output Sequence as: 1<CR>2,3<CR>5/4<CR> Here <CR> is hexadecim al 0D if the bar code menu is used for setup. Scan CR from full ASCII chart to get this character. Or press Ctrl - M if you use keyboard setup. The last <CR> will not be necessary if Terminator is set to Enter. For a card with following messages[...]
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Label content: 01234567890123 CLSI format: 0 1234 56789 0123 2.11. Zero Expansion of UPC - E When selected, UPC - E will be converted to U PC - A format. 2.12. Bookland EAN (ISBN): When enabled, the EAN - 13 with “978” as first three digits will be converted to ISBN format. For example: EAN - 13 label: 9781234567897 ISBN format: 123456789X 3.Se[...]
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power - up. After 10 keys (other than Shift keys) are pressed, setup will not be activated except by a system restart or by simply unplugging and re - plugging the keyboard connector on your com puter. During setup, only Numeric keys (0 to 9) on the top row of keyboard are accepted; Numeric keypad on the right of keyboard is not supported. 3.2. Set[...]
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* Scan Exit to end setup 3.2.3. Code ID Setting (example) The following example shows how to set Code 93 with ID O and Code 128 without ID * Scan Enter Group 3 * Scan D2 to select Code ID * Scan 1 for “ Y es” * Scan D3 to define IDs * Scan 0 and 9 for selecting Code 93 * Scan O from Full ASCII Table (Appendix D) for new ID * Scan 0 and “8” [...]
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* Scan 4 for expiration Year * Scan CR from Full ASCII table for <Enter> * Scan PP to end output sequence setting * Scan “Exit: to end setup 3.3. Data E diting The purpose of Data Edit is to enable you to define and modify a data record that results from the decoding of a bar code. By using a combination of Formulas, you can perform the fol[...]
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Formular Qualifier Modifier Input ID [Length] [Match] Input ID [Length] [Match] [Match] [Match] ... A - String: String to be added. O - String: Modified original data. [] : Optional. Figure 3.3 Formula Structure Programming Sequence: Each Formula is entered into the Reader in the following sequence: Input_ID >> Length >> Match >> [...]
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Review T o view the formulas programmed in the W edge. By scanning this label during a formula input (prior to sca nning “ Enter” and thereby finishing ), the current formula will be displayed. Otherwise, all programmed formulas will be displayed. Backspace Delete the last character. , Delimiter to separate parameters. " String specifier. [...]
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Here * and # are wild characters on the setup sheet. Qualifier There are three conditional fields in the Qualifier: Input ID, Length and Match Input ID Format: IN_ID , ID1 , ... , IDi , Input ID is required and the original data record must correspond to Input ID of a formula in order to be processed. ID1 to IDi are represented by digits. The follo[...]
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maximum length (Max). When defined, a formula will be performed if the length of the original data falls between MIN and MAX. When missing, the fo llowing fields of current Formula are always processed. Example: LEN , 9 , 48 , means the length of original data must be within 9 and 48. Match Format: MATCH , P0 , " C0 " , P1 , " C1 &qu[...]
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followed at position 10. Modifier Modifier has two types of fields: A - Str ing and O - String to define the output contents. A - String Format: " abc... " 'a', 'b' and 'c' in the string can be any character. A - String defines a string of characters to be added to the output. Fo r example, if the original da[...]
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Examples Example 1 If the original data is Code 39 and content is "AA", output "ABC Company", and otherwise output the original data as it is. IN_ID , 0 , LEN , 2 , 2 , MATCH , 1 , " AA " , " ABC company " , Enter IN_ID , 19 , O - STR , 1 , # , Enter Example 2 If the original data is Code 128 and is logically[...]
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-- From the position next to 'i', search for k. -- If above searches are all found, the result of the parameter will be the position wher e 'k' is located. If N is a string, the position evaluation of N is the same as P except that the searching position starts from P+1. For both P and N, if string is defined, a value can be add[...]
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The output of above input will be ABEL,STEVE[CR] 012345678901234[CR] 9001[CR] 3.4. Batch Setup Having configured a keyboard, you may duplicate the settings of the keyboard (master) to th e others. Y ou can do this by producing a set of custom setup labels derived from the master keyboard and scanning these labels from other keyboards. Contents of c[...]
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3.5. Scanner Configuration Manager Software Scanner Configurat ion Manager is a utility program to configure scanner settings on a computer using the Windows 95/98 operating system. Use the program to define the settings and then download the parameters to the scanner. Download the program from our web site at www.unitech - adc.com . 4. Using the M[...]
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Pin Number Signa l 1 Start Of Scan 2 Data 3 Good Read 4 N/C 5 Switch Detect 6 Power Control 7 GND 8 VCC 6. Specification Keyboard Interface Enhanced AT , PS/2 keyboard 5 - pin DIN / 6 - pin mini DIN male coiled cable Power V oltage: 5 VDC +/ - 5% Current: 250mA (including magnetic stripe reader) Dimension (LxWxH) 400x210x43 mm (15.74x8.26x1.69 inch[...]
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Bit Density Reads 75 to 210 BPI Reliability 300000 passes in a clean environment (minimum) Bar Code Decoder Unit Connector DB - 9 male type Interface TTL Symbologies Code 39 Standard and Full ASCII, UPC EAN, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, Standard 2 of 5, MSI, Code 128, Code 93, MSI code, Code 32, Delta Distance Code, Label IV & V , T oshiba Co[...]
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Page A. 1 Appendix A. Function Codes Function Codes for PC F1 (%VA) F3 (%VC) F5 (%VE) F7 (%VG) F9 (%VI) F11 (%VK) Cursor Right (/FC) Cursor Up (/FE) Pg Up (/FG) TAB (/FI) Esc (/FK) Right Ctrl (/FO) Shift Make (/FP) Ctrl Make (/FQ) Alt Make (/FR) Del (/FX) F2 (%VB) F4 (%VD) F6 (%VF) F8 (%VH) F10 (%VJ) F12 (%VL) Cursor Left (/FD) Cursor Down (/FF) Pg[...]
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Page B. 1 Appendix B. Setup Menu B.1 Beeps and Delays Enter Group 1 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Beep Tone: 0 -- None 1 -- Low 2 -- Medium 3 -- High 4 -- Low to High 5 -- High to Low Interblock Delay: 0 -- 0 ms 1 -- 10 ms 2 -- 50 ms 3 -- 100 ms 4 -- 500 ms 5 -- 1 seconds 6 -- 3 seconds 7 -- 5 seconds Intercharacter Delay: 0 -- 0 ms 1 -- 1 ms 2[...]
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Page B. 2 B.2 Keyboard Interface: Ente r Group 2 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Function Code: 0 -- Off 1 -- ON Caps - Lock: 0 – Auto Trace(PC/XT,AT) 1 – Lower Case 2 – Upper Case Language (For PC /XT/AT): 0 - U.S. 5 - Norwegian : - Danish 1 - U.K. 6 - Italian 2 - Swiss 7 - German 3 - Swedish 8 - French 4 - Spanish 9 - Alt Key Mode Reserve[...]
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Page B. 3 B.3 Scanner Port: Enter Group 3 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Terminator: 0 — Enter 1 — Return (on digits keypad) 2 — Field Exit or Right Ctrl 3 — None D 1 Code ID: 0 – disable 1 – Enable Note: This setting doesn’t affect EAN128 Code ID. EAN128 has its own Code ID setting on page D.7. D 2 Define Code ID: 00– Code 39 Fu[...]
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Page B. 4 B.4 Magnetic Reader Enter Group 4 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Terminator 0 — Enter 1 — Return (on digits keypad) 2 — Field Exit or Right Ctrl 3 — None E 1 Start/Stop Sentinel 0 — No Send 1 — Send E 2 Track Selection 0— All Tracks 1 — Track1 & track2 2 — Track1 & track3 3 — Track2 & track3 4 — Track [...]
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Page B. 5 B.5 Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 of 5 / Code 32 / EAN128 Enter Group 5 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Code 39: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable. 2/ 3 -- Full ASCII / Standard. 4 -- Check Digit (CD) Calculate & Send. 5 -- CD Calculate, not send. 6 -- CD not Calculate. 7/ 8 -- Send/ No Send S tart/Stop 9 /: -- Double labels decoding Off /On 0 - 4[...]
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Page B. 6 B.6 Code 12 8 / MSI Code / Code 93 / Codabar/ Label Code: Enter Group 6 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Code 128: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable 1 - 64 -- Min Length 1 / Max Length 64 MSI /Pleasey Code: 0 /1 -- Disable /Enable 2/ 3 -- Check Digit Send / No Send 4 -- Check Digit Double Module 10 5 -- Check Digit Module 11 plus 10 6 -- Check Dig[...]
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Page B. 7 B.7 UPC / EAN / Delta Code Enter Group 7 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UPC - A: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable 2 /3 -- Leading Digit Send / No Send 4 /5 -- Check Digit Send / No Send UPC - E: 0/ 1 -- Disable/ Enable 2 /3 -- Leading Digit Send / No Send 4/ 5 -- Check Digit Send / No Send 6/ 7 -- Zero Expansion On / Off 8 /9 – Disable /Enabl[...]
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Page B. 8 B.8 Data Editing: Enter Group 8 Group Default 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + - Review IN_ID LEN MATCH O - STR “ * # Enter Backspace , Exit Code Type: 0 -- Code 39 Full 12 -- EAN 128 1 -- Code 39 Std. 13 -- Code 32 2 -- EAN - 13 14 -- Delta Code 3 -- UPC - A 15 – Labe l Code 4 -- EAN - 8 16 – Plessey Code 5 -- UPC - E 17 -- Code 11(Special) 6[...]
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Page C. 1 Appendix C. Full ASCII Chart (Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) NUL (%U) SOH ($A) STX ($B) ETX ($C) EOT ($D) ENQ ($E) ACK ($F) BEL ($G) BS ($H) HT ($I) LF ($J) VT ($K) FF ($L) CR ($M) SO ($N) SI ($O) DLE ($P) DC1 ($Q) DC2 ($R) DC3 ($S) DC4 ($T) NAK ($U) SYN ($V) ETB ($W) CAN ($X ) EM ($Y) SUB ($Z) ESC (%A) FS [...]
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Page C. 2 RS (%D) US (%E) SP ! (/A) ” (/B) # (/C) $ % & (/F) ’ (/G) ( (/H) ) (/I) * (/J) + , (/L) - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : (/Z) ; (%F) < (%G) = (%H) > (%I)[...]
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Page C. 3 ? (%J) @ (%V) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ (%K) (%L) ] (%M) ^ (%N) _ (%O)[...]
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Page C. 4 ` (%W) a (+A) b (+B) c (+C) d (+D) e (+E) f (+F) g (+G) h (+H) i (+I) j (+J) k (+K) l (+L) m (+M) n (+N) o (+O) p (+P) q (+Q) r (+R) s (+S) t (+T) u (+U) v (+V) w (+W) x (+X) y (+Y) z (+Z) { (%P) | (%Q) } (%R) ~ (%S) DEL (%T)[...]
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Page D . 1 Appendix D. Bar Code Test Chart EAN - 13 3 0 4 5 2 1 4 8 3 4 1 2 3 EAN - 8 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 3 UPC - A UPC - E 0 2 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 9 ISBN 957 - 630 - 239 - 0 9 7 8 9 5 7 6 3 0 2 3 9 8 0 7 2 0 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 0987654321 Code 39 W + E + D + G + E Code 39 with C/D U N I T E C H - E EAN 128 (01)054123456789(01)659344 Code 128 Unitech 128 Coda[...]